Eternal Life

This page is dedicated to informing our parishioner’s of recent death’s within our parish. The parish community of St. Joan of Arc extends our deepest sympathies to the families & friends of these individuals.

She was born March 23, 1942 in Syracuse, NY, daughter of the late Francis and Ruth (Koppenhafer) Quinn. She graduated from St. Anthony of Padua High School in Syracuse, NY and the State University of New York at Oswego. She was a teacher for Syracuse City Schools before moving to Central, PA with her family.

Mary Anne was a member of St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church in Hershey and participated in the Rosary Prayer group and often volunteered for church fundraisers. She spent many years serving on the Londonderry PTO and supporting other local community activities. She will be remembered as a strong, independent, and kind woman who often put others before her. She dedicated much of her life to education and learning.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert J. Lesniak; and a sister, Theresa Quinn.

Recitation of the rosary will begin at 5:30PM on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, followed by a visitation from 6 - 8 pm, in the Hoover Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., of Hershey. There will also be a visitation at the funeral home on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 from 9:30 - 10:30 AM. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, at 11:00 am in the St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church, 359 West Areba Ave., Hershey. Interment will follow in the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorial contributions be made to Hospice of Central PA, 1320 Linglestown Rd. Harrisburg, PA 17110.